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Date:      Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:41:11 -0400
From:      <scratch65535@att.net>
To:        freebsd-ports <ports@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: standard locations for port files
Message-ID:  <dolgqcpv4ihqsjbas28v0bglrboat4po5c@4ax.com>
In-Reply-To: <729F1CC6-9A65-4CDF-B7E5-FB520779FD15@adamw.org>
References:  <59A82622.4030502@gmail.com> <729F1CC6-9A65-4CDF-B7E5-FB520779FD15@adamw.org>

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Why wouldn't  logs be in /usr/local/var/...?  Given that all
other port "stuff" is under /usr/local, what advantage is there
in making logs an exception?

[Default] On Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:16:20 -0600, Adam Weinberger
<adamw@adamw.org> wrote:

>> On 31 Aug, 2017, at 9:07, Ernie Luzar <luzar722@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Lets say I have a product that I want to port to Freebsd.
>> 
>> Were is the standard location for the log file and PID file.
>> 
>> Would it be in
>> /usr/local/etc/product/product.log
>> /usr/local/etc/product/product.pid
>> 
>> or
>> 
>> /var/log/product.log
>> /var/run/product.pid
>
>It should be in /var. Many users keep /usr/local mounted read-only.
>
># Adam



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